HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

[eightvalve]

Thanks for the info.  All the fasteners should be ok as I've had some of them off recently changing ball joints etc.  I can get a spring compressor easily enough. What do you call that special attachment? If it can be done with needle nose pliers/ circlip pliers I'll be ok.
Just have to decide how low to go. It has 15'' wheels with low profile tyres. 40mm might be reasonable.

[Organisys]

Eibach or Spax springs would be a good choice.

[Rain]

im running 14's on 60mm drop only problem is i have to take it really easy over bumps and like fielder watch the front on kerbs and ramps as it scraps but the most annoying bit is my 1st box under the middle of the car on the exhaust rubs too on bads bumps and them silly ones have gaps either side and normally 2/3 side by side. anyone on 60mm have problems with rubbing the archs??

[golfgti818]

Im lowered 60mm no rubbing arches except if rear is fully loaded

[The Hoax]

You can go as low as the testicles of a reptile but you will receive many a jolt in the back from the pot holes that are sanctioned by the Great Impish Council of Lanarkshire in order that the foresaid organisation  pay the remunerations of the hopeless, wretched, imbiciles who provide a teat for the mouths of the feckless.

Yeah 40mm is about right!

[Dizzie]

I'm running a 60mm drop with 17's and I don't really have any trouble with clearance or grounding out. If I've got 4 or 5 in the car it'll rub a little on the back down bumpy roads.

Once I've got the G60 arches on and they've been rolled to buggery I might attempt a 80mm drop heh

[Rain]

mine rubs at the front as for the ride its amazing seeing as its been lowered and all but its not bumpy or harsh at all especially where i live with all the speed humps and pot holes the previous owner put a jamex kit in costing them about £500 wit £90 for fitting.

[russ_turner]

surely the whole point of the gti badge is to be able to scoot down these a and b roads quicker than anything else?? 80mm drop has got to be posing a little too much, keep it usable! i was running a 60mm drop with springs on 15s and it was fine but the ride was sh!te, currently running some height adjustable fks with 16v springs at the rear and looking into some front springs for a pair of spax rsx front shocks. the rear shocks were £55 from ebay and i got the fronts for £60 from ebay too. im considering modifying the rear spring plates to allow me to use 2 1/4" springs as you can pick springs up for a fraction of the price in whatever size and rate you want. all im saying is don't just buy springs, it'll make a big difference if you go a little further

[knobby]

Someone always said to me...

If it dont RUB it aint low enough!!! 


kNobby!